(short walk)

[N]

AMBULATIUNCULA (-AE) (F)

yürüyerek gidebilirsiniz.

yürüyerek gidebilirsiniz.

walk

A n

1 promenade f ; ( shorter) tour m ; ( hike) randonnée f ; country walk promenade dans la campagne ; morning/evening walk promenade du matin/du soir ; long walk longue or grande promenade ; short walk courte or petite promenade ; a 12 km walk une promenade de 12 km ; a hotel five minutes' walk away from the station un hôtel à cinq minutes à pied de la gare ; it's about ten minutes' walk/four hours' walk c'est environ à dix minutes à pied/à quatre heures de marche ; on the walk home en rentrant à pied à la maison ; a walk to/beside the sea une promenade jusqu'à/au bord de la mer ; to go for ou on a walk (aller) faire une promenade, se promener ; I've been out for a walk je suis sorti me promener or faire une promenade ; to have ou take a walk faire une promenade, se promener ; ( shorter) faire un tour ; to take sb for a walk emmener qn faire une promenade or ( shorter) un tour ; to take the dog for a walk promener or sortir le chien ; has the dog had his walk? est-ce qu'on a sorti le chien? ; it's a short walk to the station on est à quelques minutes à pied de la gare ; it's a long walk back to the hotel il y a une longue marche d'ici à l'hôtel ; it seemed a very long walk to the podium l'estrade avait l'air d'être très loin ;

2 ( gait) démarche f ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ;

3 ( pace) pas m ; he set off at a brisk walk il est parti d'un pas vif ; to slow down to a walk se mettre à marcher (après avoir couru) ;

4 ( path) gen, Hort allée f ; ( trail in forest) sentier m ; people from all walks of life des gens de tous les milieux ;

5 Sport épreuve f de marche ; the 10 km walk l'épreuve de marche de 10 km ;

6 Equit pas m.

B vtr

1 ( cover on foot) faire [qch] à pied [distance, path, road] ; parcourir [qch] à pied [district, countryside] ; ( patrol) parcourir ; I can't walk another step je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus ; to walk the streets [tourist] parcourir les rues ; [homeless person] errer dans les rues ; [prostitute] faire le trottoir ; to walk the ramparts/walls [soldier] arpenter les remparts/murs ; shall we take the bus or walk it? on prend le bus ou on y va à pied? ; we walked it in 20 minutes nous l'avons fait à pied en 20 minutes ; to walk it ○ Sport gagner haut la main ;

2 (escort on foot, lead) accompagner [friend] ; promener [tourist] ; conduire [horse, mule etc] ; promener [dog] ; I walked her home je l'ai accompagnée chez elle ; the guide walked us all over Bonn le guide nous a promenés dans tout Bonn ; the guards walked him back to his cell les gardiens l'ont reconduit à sa cellule.

C vi

1 ( in general) marcher ; ( for pleasure) se promener ; ( not run) aller au pas ; ( not ride or drive) aller à pied ; the baby's learning to walk le bébé apprend à marcher ; you should be walking again soon vous devriez recommencer à marcher bientôt ; he'll never walk again il ne pourra plus jamais marcher ; to walk with a stick marcher avec une canne ; to walk with a limp/a swing boiter/se dandiner en marchant ; don't run, walk! ne cours pas, marche! ; ‘walk’ US ( at traffic lights) ≈ traversez ; it's not very far, let's walk ce n'est pas très loin, allons-y à pied ; we walked all day nous avons marché toute la journée ; we've missed the bus, we'll have to walk nous avons manqué le bus, il va falloir marcher ; we go on holiday to walk nous allons en vacances pour faire de la marche ; to walk across ou through sth traverser qch (à pied) ( see note) ; she walked across the room elle a traversé la pièce ; she walked across France elle a traversé la France à pied ; a policeman walked by un policier est passé ; he walked up/down the road il a remonté/descendu la rue (à pied) ( see note) ; we've been walking round in circles for hours nous tournons en rond depuis des heures ; someone was walking around ou about upstairs quelqu'un allait et venait à l'étage ; there's no lift, you'll have to walk up il n'y a pas d'ascenseur, tu devras monter à pied ; I'd just walked in at the door when… je venais à peine de passer la porte, quand… ; suddenly in walked my father soudain voilà que mon père est entré ; to walk in one's sleep ( habitually) être somnambule ; he was walking in his sleep il marchait en dormant ; she walks to work/home elle se rend à son travail/rentre chez elle à pied ; we walked all the way back nous avons fait tout le chemin du retour à pied ; to walk up and down faire les cent pas ; to walk up and down a room arpenter une pièce ; shall I walk with you to the bus? veux-tu que je t'accompagne au bus? ; I'll walk some of the way with you je vais faire un bout de chemin avec toi ; he walked under a bus il est passé sous un bus ; the ghost walks at midnight le fantôme apparaît à minuit ;

2 ○ hum ( disappear) [possession] se faire la malle ○.

take a walk ○ ! US dégage ○ ! ; that was a walk ○ ! US c'était simple comme bonjour ○ ! ; you must walk before you can run il ne faut pas brûler les étapes ; to walk sb off their feet mettre qn sur les rotules ○. à pied is often omitted with movement verbs if we already know that the person is on foot. If it is surprising or ambiguous, à pied should be included.

■ walk across: traverser ; to walk across to sth/sb s'approcher de qch/qn ;

▶ walk across [sth] traverser.

■ walk around:

▶ walk around lit se promener ; ( aimlessly) traîner ; you can't walk around in the rain without an umbrella tu ne peux pas traîner sous la pluie sans parapluie ;

▶ walk around [sth] ( to and fro) faire un tour dans [city, streets, garden] ; ( make circuit of) faire le tour de [building, space] ; he walked around the lake il a fait le tour du lac (à pied) ; we walked around Paris for hours nous nous sommes promenés dans Paris pendant des heures.

■ walk away

1 lit s'éloigner (from de) ;

2 fig ( avoid involvement) to walk away from a problem/one's responsibilities fuir un problème/ses responsabilités ;

3 fig ( survive unscathed) sortir indemne (from de) ; she walked away from the accident elle est sortie indemne de l'accident ;

4 to walk away with ( win easily) gagner [qch] haut la main [game, tournament] ; remporter [qch] haut la main [election] ; ( carry off) décrocher [prize, honour] ; ⇒ walk off 2 ;

5 Sport to walk away from sb/sth laisser qn/qch loin derrière [team].

■ walk back revenir sur ses pas (to jusqu'à) ; we walked back (home) nous sommes rentrés à pied.

■ walk in entrer ; he simply walked in as if he owned the place il est carrément entré comme s'il était chez lui ; who should walk in but my husband! devine qui est arrivé?-mon mari! ; ‘please walk in’ ( sign) ‘entrez sans frapper’.

■ walk into:

▶ walk into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans [room, house] ; she walked into that job fig ( acquired easily) elle a eu ce poste sans lever le petit doigt ;

2 ( become entangled in) tomber dans [trap, ambush] ; se fourrer dans [tricky situation] ; you walked right into that one ○ ! tu es tombé dans le panneau ○ ! ;

3 ( bump into) rentrer dans [wall, door, person].

■ walk off:

▶ walk off

1 lit partir brusquement ;

2 ○ fig to walk off with sth ( take) ( innocently) partir avec qch ; ( as theft) filer ○ avec qch ;

3 ( carry off) ⇒ walk away 4 ;

▶ walk off [sth], walk [sth] off se promener pour faire passer [headache, hangover, large meal] ; she walked off eight pounds elle a perdu 4 kilos en faisant de la marche.

■ walk on

1 ( continue) continuer à marcher ;

2 Theat être figurant.

■ walk out

1 lit sortir (of de) ;

2 fig ( desert) [lover, partner, servant, collaborator] partir ; to walk out on laisser tomber ○ [lover, partner] ; rompre [contract, undertaking] ;

3 ( as protest) [negotiator, committee member] partir en signe de protestation ; ( on strike) [workers] se mettre en grève ; they walked out of the meeting ils ont quitté la réunion en signe de protestation ;

4 †GB [lovers] se fréquenter ; to be walking out with sb fréquenter qn.

■ walk over:

▶ walk over ( a few steps) s'approcher (to de) ; ( a short walk) faire un saut ○ (to à) ; he walked over to her/the window il s'est approché d'elle/de la fenêtre ; he walked over to see her/to the farm il a fait un saut pour la voir/à la ferme ;

▶ walk over [sb] ○

1 ( defeat) gen, Sport battre [qn] à plates coutures ;

2 ( humiliate) marcher sur les pieds de ; he'll walk all over you if you let him il te marchera sur les pieds si tu le laisses faire ; he lets her walk all over him elle le mène par le bout du nez.

■ walk round:

▶ walk round faire le tour ; no-one answered so I walked round to the garden personne n'a répondu alors je suis passé par le jardin ;

▶ walk round [sth] ( round edge of) faire le tour de [lake, stadium, garden, building] ; ( through) visiter [exhibition, historic building].

■ walk through:

▶ walk through lit traverser ;

▶ walk through [sth]

1 lit traverser [town, field, forest] ; passer [door, gate] ; marcher dans [deep snow, mud, grass] ;

2 Theat répéter les déplacements de [scene, act] ; to walk sb through a scene faire répéter les déplacements d'une scène à qn.

■ walk up

1 to walk up to s'approcher de [person, building, object] ;

2 (in market, fairground) s'approcher ; walk up, walk up! approchez, approchez!

walk over (a few steps) avvicinarsi (to a); (a short walk) fare un salto (a piedi) (to a); walk over [sb.] colloq.

1) (defeat) stracciare

2) (humiliate)

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vi + prep

(defeat) schiacciare

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walk over (a few steps) avvicinarsi (to a); (a short walk) fare un salto (a piedi) (to a); walk over [sb.] colloq.

1) (defeat) stracciare

2) (humiliate)

short [ʃɔ:t]

court-métrage ⇒ 1 (a) court ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d) petit ⇒ 2 (b) brusque ⇒ 2 (f), 2 (g) short ⇒ 9 (a)

1 noun

(a) Cinema court-métrage m

(b) British (drink) alcool m fort

(c) familiar Electricity court-circuit^□ m

(d) (in prosody → syllable) brève f; Linguistics (→ vowel) voyelle f brève

(e) Stock Exchange (sale) vente f à découvert; (person) vendeur(euse) m,f à découvert

2 adjective

(a) (in length) court;

∎ her dress is too short/shorter than yours sa robe est trop courte/plus courte que la tienne;

∎ to have short hair avoir les cheveux courts;

∎ familiar figurative to have sb by the short hairs or British by the short and curlies avoir qn à sa merci^□, pouvoir faire ce qu'on veut de qn^□ ;

∎ to be short in the leg (trousers) être court;

∎ it's short in the arms (jacket) les manches sont trop courtes;

∎ skirts are getting shorter and shorter les jupes raccourcissent de plus en plus ou sont de plus en plus courtes;

∎ the editor made the article shorter by a few hundred words le rédacteur a raccourci l'article de quelques centaines de mots;

∎ a short history of France un précis d'histoire de France;

∎ short and to the point bref et précis;

∎ to be in short trousers être en culottes courtes;

∎ short back and sides (haircut) coupe f dégagée sur la nuque et les oreilles

(b) (in height → person) petit, de petite taille;

∎ he's short and stocky il est petit et râblé

(c) (in distance → gen) court; (→ walk) petit, court;

∎ a straight line is the shortest distance between two points la ligne droite est le plus court chemin entre deux points;

∎ what's the shortest way home? quel est le chemin le plus court pour rentrer?;

∎ it's shorter this way c'est plus court par ici;

∎ we took the shortest route nous avons pris le chemin le plus court;

∎ to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade;

∎ a few short miles away à quelques kilomètres de là à peine;

∎ at short range à courte portée;

∎ how could he have missed at such short range? comment a-t-il pu rater de si près?;

∎ it's only a short distance from here ce n'est pas très loin (d'ici);

∎ she lives a short distance from the church elle n'habite pas très loin de l'église;

∎ they continued for a short distance ils ont poursuivi un peu leur chemin;

∎ Sport to win/to lose by a short head gagner/perdre d'une courte tête

(d) (not lasting long → period, interval) court, bref;

∎ a short stay un court séjour;

∎ you should take a short holiday vous devriez prendre quelques jours de vacances;

∎ we've just got time for a short game nous avons juste le temps de faire une petite partie;

∎ at short intervals à intervalles rapprochés;

∎ after a short time après un court intervalle ou un petit moment;

∎ to have a short memory avoir la mémoire courte;

∎ for a short time I thought of becoming an actress pendant quelque temps, j'ai pensé devenir actrice;

∎ she was in London for a short time elle a passé quelque temps à Londres;

∎ I met him a short time or while later je l'ai rencontré peu (de temps) après;

∎ it's rather short notice to invite them for tonight c'est un peu juste pour les inviter ce soir;

∎ time's getting short il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps;

∎ a few short hours/years ago il y a à peine quelques heures/années;

∎ the days are getting shorter les jours raccourcissent;

∎ to demand shorter hours/a shorter working week exiger une réduction des heures de travail/une réduction du temps de travail hebdomadaire;

∎ to be on short time faire des journées réduites;

∎ she made a short speech elle a fait un court ou petit discours;

∎ he read out a short statement il a lu une courte ou brève déclaration;

∎ I'd just like to say a few short words j'aimerais dire quelques mots très brefs;

∎ the short answer is "no" en deux mots, la réponse est "non";

∎ in short order en vitesse;

∎ he dealt with the naughty children in short order il a eu vite fait de s'occuper de ces enfants désobéissants;

∎ to be short and sweet être bref;

∎ I'll keep it short and sweet je serai bref;

∎ ironic her stay with us was short and sweet heureusement, son séjour chez nous fut de courte durée;

∎ in the short run à court terme

(e) (abbreviated)

∎ HF is short for high frequency HF est l'abréviation de haute fréquence;

∎ Bill is short for William Bill est un diminutif de William

(f) (gruff) brusque, sec (sèche);

∎ she tends to be a bit short with people elle a tendance à être un peu brusque avec les gens;

∎ Mary was very short with me on the telephone Mary a été très sèche avec moi au téléphone;

∎ to have a short temper être irascible, s'emporter facilement

(g) (sudden → sound, action) brusque;

∎ her breath came in short gasps elle avait le souffle court;

∎ he gave a short laugh il eut un rire bref;

∎ short, sharp shock = punition sévère mais de courte durée;

∎ short, sharp shock treatment = régime pénal des années 80-90 où les jeunes délinquants étaient détenus pour une courte période dans des conditions très sévères destinées à décourager la récidive

(h) (lacking, insufficient)

∎ to give sb short weight ne pas donner le bon poids à qn;

∎ money is short on manque d'argent, l'argent manque;

∎ whisky is in short supply on manque ou on est à court de whisky;

∎ it is 2 francs short il manque 2 francs;

∎ I am 20 francs short il me manque 20 francs;

∎ to be short of breath (in general) avoir le souffle court; (at the moment) être hors d'haleine;

∎ to be short of staff manquer de personnel;

∎ to be short of sleep n'avoir pas assez dormi;

∎ I'm a bit short (of money) at the moment je suis un peu à court (d'argent) en ce moment;

∎ he's a bit short on imagination il manque un peu d'imagination;

∎ familiar humorous he's one sandwich short of a picnic il a une case vide

(i) British (drink)

∎ a short drink un petit verre

(j) Linguistics bref

(k) Finance & Stock Exchange (sale, seller) à découvert;

∎ bills at short date billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance

(l) Cookery (pastry) brisé

(m) (in betting → odds) faible

3 adverb

(a) (abruptly)

∎ to stop short s'arrêter net;

∎ the driver stopped short just in front of the child le conducteur s'arrêta net juste devant l'enfant;

∎ to stop short of doing sth se retenir de faire qch;

∎ she stopped short of actually calling him a liar pour un peu, elle le traitait de menteur;

∎ to pull or to bring sb up short couper qn dans son élan

(b) (idioms)

∎ to fall short of (objective, target) ne pas atteindre; (expectations) ne pas répondre à;

∎ his winnings fell far short of what he had expected ses gains ont été bien moindres que ce à quoi il s'attendait;

∎ to go short of sth manquer de qch;

∎ my children never went short (of anything) mes enfants n'ont jamais manqué de rien;

∎ I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas que tu manques de quoi que ce soit;

∎ to run short (of sth) être à court (de qch);

∎ we're running short of fuel/money/sugar nous sommes presque à court de carburant/d'argent/de sucre;

∎ supplies are running short les provisions sont presque épuisées;

∎ time is running short le temps commence à manquer;

∎ British familiar to be taken or caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant^□

(c) Stock Exchange

∎ to buy short acheter à court terme;

∎ to sell short vendre à découvert

4 transitive verb

Electricity court-circuiter

5 intransitive verb

Electricity se mettre en court-circuit

6 for short adverb

∎ they call him Ben for short on l'appelle Ben pour faire plus court;

∎ trinitrotoluene, or TNT for short le trinitrotoluène ou TNT en abrégé

7 in short adverb

(en) bref

8 short of preposition

(a) (except) sauf;

∎ he would do anything short of stealing il ferait tout sauf voler;

∎ nothing short of a miracle can save him now seul un miracle pourrait le sauver maintenant;

∎ short of resigning, what can I do? à part démissionner, que puis-je faire?

(b) (less than)

∎ they were £50 short of their target il leur manquait 50 livres pour atteindre la somme qu'ils s'étaient fixée;

∎ he is not far short of thirty il frise la trentaine;

∎ it is little short of folly c'est de la folie (pure);

∎ it was nothing short of a masterpiece ce n'était rien moins qu'un chef-d'œuvre

9 shorts plural noun

(a) (short trousers) short m; (underpants) caleçon m;

∎ a pair of khaki shorts un short kaki;

∎ American familiar eat my shorts! tu me gonfles!

(b) Stock Exchange valeurs fpl à courte échéance

(c) familiar

∎ to have the shorts (have little money) être fauché, être raide

►► Finance & Stock Exchange short bills billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance;

Australian short black café m express, express m;

short break (holiday) mini-séjour m;

Electricity short circuit court-circuit m;

Stock Exchange short covering couverture f de position;

Mathematics short division division f à un ou deux chiffres;

short game (in golf) petit jeu m;

Finance & Stock Exchange short investment investissement m à court terme;

Finance & Stock Exchange short loan prêt m à court terme;

Cookery short pastry pâte f brisée;

Finance short payment moins-perçu m;

Finance & Stock Exchange short position position f vendeur, position f à découvert;

Literature short story nouvelle f;

Linguistics short syllable syllabe f brève;

short tennis tennis m pour enfants;

short ton tonne f (américaine), short ton f;

Linguistics short vowel voyelle f brève;

Radio short wave onde f courte;

∎ on short wave sur ondes courtes

short [∫ɔ:t]

1. adjective

   a. court ; ( = not tall) petit

• a short walk une petite promenade

• a short distance away à peu de distance

• I'd like a short word j'aimerais vous dire un mot

• short and to the point bref et précis

• that was short and sweet ça a été du vite fait (inf)

• to make short work of sth faire qch en un rien de temps

• he made short work of his opponent il n'a fait qu'une bouchée (inf) de son adversaire

• time is getting short il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps

• the days are getting shorter les jours raccourcissent

• a short holiday quelques jours de vacances

• they want shorter working hours ils réclament une réduction du temps de travail

• at short notice à bref délai

• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...

► a short time

• a short time ago il y a peu de temps

• in a short time dans peu de temps

   b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »

• Fred is short for Frederick Fred est le diminutif de Frederick

• he's called Fred for short son diminutif est Fred

   c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qch

• I'm a bit short this month (inf) je suis un peu à court ce mois-ci

• petrol is in short supply at the moment on manque d'essence en ce moment

• to give short measure ne pas donner le poids juste

   d. ( = curt) brusque

• he was rather short with me il m'a parlé assez sèchement

2. adverb

• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter

• we never went short nous n'avons jamais manqué du nécessaire

• to run short of sth se trouver à court de qch

• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres

• supplies are running short les provisions commencent à manquer

• the car stopped short of the house la voiture s'est arrêtée avant la maison

► short of ( = less than) moins de ; ( = except) sauf

• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres

• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif

• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins

• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins

• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même

3. noun

   a. ( = film) (inf) court métrage m ; ( = short-circuit) (inf) court-circuit m

   b. (British) ( = drink) alcool m fort

   c. ► in short bref

4. plural noun

shorts ( = garment) (gen) short m ; [of footballer] culotte f ; (US = men's underwear) caleçon m

• a pair of shorts un short

5. transitive verb

6. intransitive verb

7. compounds

► short-change transitive verb

• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit

► short cut noun raccourci m

• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras

► short-handed adjective à court de personnel

► short-haul noun adjective

► short-list (British) noun liste f de(s) candidats sélectionnés transitive verb

► short-lived adjective de courte durée

► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme

► short-sighted adjective myope ; [policy, measure] à courte vue

► short-sightedness noun myopie f ; (figurative) manque m de vue à long terme

► short-sleeved adjective à manches courtes

► short-staffed adjective

• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée

► short story noun nouvelle f

• short-story writer nouvelliste mf ► short-tempered adjective coléreux

► short-term adjective [parking] de courte durée ; [loan, planning, solution] à court terme

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1) ( drink) alcool m fort

2) Electricity = short circuit

3) Cinema court métrage m

4) Finance ( deficit) manque m, déficit m

shorts plural noun short m; ( underwear) caleçon m

1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)

2) ( not of great length) court (before n)

3) ( not tall) [person] petit

4) ( scarce)

5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant

6) ( lacking)

7) ( in abbreviation)

8) ( abrupt)

9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève

10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme

11) Culinary [pastry] brisé

adverb ( abruptly) [stop] net

in short adverbial phrase bref

short of prepositional phrase

1) ( just before) un peu avant

2) ( just less than) pas loin de

3) ( except)

transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit

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walk [wɔ:k]

1. noun

   a. ( = stroll) promenade f ; ( = ramble) randonnée f

• to go for a walk aller se promener

• let's have a little walk allons faire un tour

• to take sb for a walk emmener qn se promener

• to take the dog for a walk promener le chien

• the house is ten minutes' walk from here la maison est à dix minutes d'ici à pied

• it's only a short walk to the shops les magasins sont à deux pas

• people from all walks of life des gens de tous les horizons

• it was a walk in the park (US) ça a été du gâteau (inf)

   b. ( = way of walking) démarche f

2. intransitive verb

   a. marcher

• to walk across the road traverser la route

• to walk down to the village descendre jusqu'au village

• he walked up/down the stairs il a monté/descendu l'escalier

• he was walking up and down il marchait de long en large

• she walks in her sleep elle est somnambule

• walk, don't run ne cours pas

   b. ( = go on foot) aller à pied ; ( = go for a walk) aller se promener

• they walked all the way to the village ils sont allés jusqu'au village à pied

• I always walk home je rentre toujours à pied

   c. ( = disappear) (inf) se volatiliser

• my pen seems to have walked mon stylo s'est volatilisé

   d. ( = be acquitted) (inf) être acquitté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ distance] faire à pied

• he walks 5km every day il fait tous les jours 5 km à pied

• you can walk it in a couple of minutes à pied vous en avez pour deux minutes

• he walked it in ten minutes il lui a fallu dix minutes à pied

• he walked it (inf) ( = it was easy) cela a été un jeu d'enfant pour lui

   b. to walk the streets se promener dans les rues

   c. ( = take) [+ dog] promener

• to walk sb home raccompagner qn

• I'll walk you to the station je vais vous accompagner à la gare

• he walked her to her car il l'a raccompagnée jusqu'à sa voiture

• they walked him off his feet ils l'ont tellement fait marcher qu'il ne tenait plus sur ses jambes

4. compounds

► walk-in adjective [wardrobe, cupboard, larder] de plain-pied

► walk-on part noun rôle m de figurant (e)

► walk-up noun (US) ( = house) immeuble m sans ascenseur ; ( = apartment) appartement m dans un immeuble sans ascenseur

► walk about= walk around

► walk across intransitive verb traverser

• to walk across to sb s'approcher de qn► walk around intransitive verb se promener

• walk around a little faites quelques pas► walk away intransitive verb partir

• to walk away from sb s'éloigner de qn

• to walk away from an accident ( = be unhurt) sortir indemne d'un accident

• to walk away with sth ( = win easily) gagner qch haut la main► walk back intransitive verb

( = come back) revenir ; ( = go back) retourner ; (specifically on foot) rentrer à pied

► walk in intransitive verb entrer

• he just walked in on me! il est entré sans frapper !► walk into inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ trap, ambush] tomber dans

   b. ( = collide with) se cogner à

   c. ( = find easily) trouver facilement

► walk off

1. intransitive verb

   a. = walk away

   b. ( = steal) to walk off with sth (inf) piquer (inf) qch

2. separable transitive verb

[+ weight] perdre en marchant

► walk off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = win) gagner haut la main

► walk out intransitive verb

( = go out) sortir ; ( = go away) partir ; ( = go on strike) se mettre en grève

• her husband has walked out son mari l'a quittée

• they walked out of the meeting ils ont quitté la réunion► walk out on inseparable transitive verb quitter

► walk over

1. intransitive verb

• he walked over to me il s'est approché de moi

2. inseparable transitive verb

(inf)

   a. ( = defeat easily) battre haut la main

   b. ( = treat badly) she lets him walk all over her il la traite comme une servante et elle se laisse faire

► walk up intransitive verb

( = approach) s'approcher ( to sb de qn)

* * *

1) promenade f; ( shorter) tour m; ( hike) randonnée f

2) ( gait) démarche f

3) ( pace) pas m

4) ( path) allée f

5) Sport épreuve f de marche

transitive verb

1) ( cover on foot) faire [quelque chose] à pied [path, road]; parcourir [quelque chose] à pied [countryside]; ( patrol) parcourir

2) (lead, escort) conduire [horse etc]; promener [dog]

1) ( in general) marcher; ( for pleasure) se promener; ( not run) aller au pas; ( not ride or drive) aller à pied

2) (colloq) hum ( disappear) se faire la malle (colloq)

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- walk across

- walk around

- walk away

- walk back

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk over

- walk round

- walk through

- walk up

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1 camminata; passeggiata: Let's go for a walk, andiamo a fare una passeggiata!; to have (o to take) a walk, fare una passeggiata; (miss.) space walk, passeggiata spaziale; a brisk walk, una camminata a passo spedito

2 cammino; percorso (a piedi): The station is a short walk from here, la stazione è a due passi da qui; DIALOGO → - Asking for directions- It's no more than a ten-minute walk, non ci vogliono più di 10 minuti a piedi

3 andatura; passo: He's got a strange walk, ha un'andatura strana; to drop into a walk, mettersi al passo

4 sentiero; viale; vialetto

5 zona delle consegne ( di postino); giro ( di venditore ambulante)

6 ( sport) marcia

7 ( baseball) base gratis: ( di un lanciatore) to throw three walks in a row, concedere tre basi gratis di seguito

8 (equit.) passo ( nel dressage)

9 ( tuffi) approccio; rincorsa

● walk clerk, commesso ( di banca) □ ( slang) walk-in victory ► walkaway □ walk of life, professione, occupazione, mestiere; condizione sociale, ceto: people from all walks of life, gente d'ogni ceto □ ( di cavallo) to go at a walk, andare al passo □ a good walk, una lunga camminata; una bella passeggiata □ to know sb. by his walk, riconoscere q. dal modo di camminare □ ( slang USA) Take a walk!, fila!; smamma!; sparisci!

A v. i.

1 camminare; passeggiare; andare a piedi: The baby is learning to walk, il bambino sta imparando a camminare; to walk on all fours, camminare carponi; Shall we walk or get a taxi?, andiamo a piedi o prendiamo un taxi? NOTA D'USO: - andare a piedi-

2 ( di cavalli, ecc.) andare al passo

3 ( di spettro, fantasma) apparire

4 (fam.: anche di cose) sparire ( nel nulla); volatilizzarsi: Don't leave your purse unattended, because things tend to walk here, non lasciare la borsetta incustodita, perché qui le cose tendono a sparire

5 (fam.) uscire vivo (o indenne: da un incidente)

6 ( gergo della malavita) essere rimesso in libertà; andare libero

7 ( basket) commettere fallo di passi

8 – to be walking, stare camminando; ( anche) essere a piedi: Are you walking or have you got wheels?, sei a piedi o hai la macchina?

B v. t.

1 camminare su (o attraverso, per); calpestare; percorrere (a piedi): I have walked the county from end to end, ho percorso (a piedi) la contea da un capo all'altro; The captain was walking the deck, il capitano camminava sopraccoperta; to walk two miles to school, fare due miglia a piedi per andare a scuola

2 far passeggiare; far camminare; far andare al passo: to walk the dog, far fare la passeggiata al cane; portare a spasso il cane; to walk a mule up a steep path, far andare al passo un mulo su per un ripido sentiero

3 accompagnare ( a piedi): I'll walk you to the corner, t'accompagno fino all'angolo

4 spingere (q., facendolo camminare); costringere (q. ) a camminare

5 spingere a mano ( una bicicletta, ecc.)

6 (fam.) superare agevolmente ( un esame, ecc.)

7 (equit.) mettere ( il cavallo) al passo ( nel dressage)

● ( basket) to walk the ball, commettere fallo di passi □ (fig.) to walk before one can run, fare un passo per volta (fig.) □ to walk the boards, calcare le scene; fare l'attore □ to walk the chalk line, dimostrare ( alla polizia) che non si è ubriachi ( camminando su una riga tracciata col gesso); (fig.) rigare diritto □ ( di un ciclista) to walk a climb, fare una salita a piedi spingendo la bicicletta □ ( slang USA) to walk heavy, contare; essere influente; avere peso (fig.) □ to walk the hospitals (o the wards), far pratica in ospedale; essere studente di medicina □ (stor.) to walk the plank, essere gettato a mare ( dai pirati); (fig.) dimettersi, farsi da parte □ to walk in one's sleep, essere sonnambulo □ ( slang USA) to walk soft, tenersi in disparte, non dare nell'occhio; ( anche) essere arrendevole (o accomodante); abbozzare □ to walk the streets, andare per le strade; ( di una prostituta) battere il marciapiede □ (fam. ingl.) to walk tall, avere fiducia in sé stesso; essere fiero di sé □ to walk a tightrope, ( di un funambolo) camminare sulla corda tesa; (fig.) camminare sul filo del rasoio □ ( a un semaforo pedonale) «Walk», «Avanti!» □ «Don't walk», «stop!» (in USA).

1 corto; breve; conciso; di breve durata: He has short legs, ha le gambe corte; This jacket is short on you, questa giacca ti è corta; a short journey, un viaggio breve; a short answer, una risposta breve; short hair, capelli corti; short wind, fiato corto; (aeron.) short landing, atterraggio corto; short dash, breve scatto; volata; a short way off, a breve distanza; (elettr.) a short circuit, un corto circuito; un cortocircuito; ( radio) short waves, onde corte; a short speech [style], un discorso [uno stile] conciso; Short, weak governments, governi deboli, di breve durata

2 basso; piccolo ( di statura): He's too short to play volleyball, è troppo basso per giocare a pallavolo

3 scarso; insufficiente: short weight, peso scarso; short measure, misura insufficiente; a short ten miles, dieci miglia scarse; meno di dieci miglia

4 brusco; rude; secco; sgarbato: a short reply, una brusca risposta; Don't be short with me!, non essere sgarbato con me!

5 friabile; frollo: short coal, carbone friabile; short pastry, pasta frolla

6 (metall.) fragile: short iron, ferro fragile

7 (comm.) a breve scadenza: a short bill, una cambiale a breve scadenza

8 (rag.: di somma, ecc.) parziale

9 ( Borsa) corto; allo scoperto: short position, posizione corta; short sale [seller], vendita [venditore] allo scoperto; short selling, il vendere (o vendite) allo scoperto

10 (market.: di un prodotto, una derrata, ecc.) che scarseggia; non disponibile

11 (trasp.) incompleto; in meno ( di quanto pattuito): short delivery, consegna in meno; short shipment, spedizione incompleta

12 (fon.: di vocale) breve

13 (pred.) mancante, privo; che si trova qc. in meno; a corto di: to run short, finire, venire a mancare; We are two cases [200 dollars] short, (ci) mancano due casse [200 dollari]; He's short on brains, è corto di cervello; I was short of breath, ero senza fiato; I'm short of money, sono a corto di quattrini; They are a mile short of their goal, manca loro un miglio alla meta

14 (fam.) a corto di soldi: DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- I'm a bit short, sono un po' a corto di soldi

15 (fam.: di liquore) liscio

● (med.) short-acting, ad azione breve □ ( d'oratore, di un discorso) to be short and to the point, essere conciso e pertinente □ (fam.: di un discorso) short and sweet, (piacevolmente) conciso; essenziale, stringato □ ( tennis) a short-angled volley, una volée molto angolata □ short-armed, dalle braccia corte □ (giorn.) short article, trafiletto □ (fin.) short bond, titolo di stato a breve (termine) □ (elettr.) short-contact switch, interruttore cortocircuitante □ ( Borsa) short covering, copertura di una posizione corta; il coprirsi da una vendita allo scoperto □ (comm.: di cambiale, ecc.) short-dated, a breve scadenza □ a short drink, una bevanda (o una bibita) servita in un bicchiere piccolo; un bicchierino ( di liquore); (spec.) un aperitivo □ (cinem.) a short film, un cortometraggio □ short for, abbreviazione di; diminutivo di: Sam, short for Samuel, Sam, diminutivo di Samuele □ short fuse, miccia corta; (fig. fam.) irascibilità, eccitabilità □ short-haired, dai capelli corti; ( d'animale) dal pelo corto □ to be short-handed, essere a corto di manodopera, essere sotto organico; (naut.: di nave) avere l'equipaggio incompleto □ (trasp.) short-haul, a breve distanza; a breve raggio: a short-haul run, un viaggio a breve distanza; a short-haul plane, un aereo a breve raggio □ (ipp.) a short head, mezza testa, meno d'una incollatura: to win by a short head, ( di cavallo) vincere per una mezza testa; (fig.) vincere per un pelo □ (comm.) to be short in one's payments, essere in arretrato coi pagamenti; essere moroso □ short-legged, dalle gambe corte □ short list, lista ristretta (o dei favoriti); rosa dei candidati □ short-lived, che ha breve vita; (biol.) che ha la vita corta; (fig.) di breve durata, passeggero: short-lived enthusiasm, entusiasmo passeggero □ short loan, mutuo a breve termine; prestito a breve scadenza □ (fam.) a short one, un bicchierino di liquore; un cicchetto □ (econ.) short period (o short range), breve periodo; breve termine: in the short period, nel breve periodo □ short-range, (econ., meteor.) a breve (termine); (tecn.) a corto raggio, a corta gittata (o portata): short-range forecast, previsione a breve termine; a short-range missile, un missile a corto raggio; short-range plans, progetti a breve termine; a short-range rifle, un fucile a corta gittata (o portata) □ (anat.) short ribs, costole mobili □ short run, (econ.) breve periodo, breve termine; (giorn.) piccola tiratura □ short-run (agg.), (econ.) a breve termine, nel breve periodo; ( editoria: di un libro, ecc.) stampato in un numero limitato di copie: (econ.) short-run planning, programmazione a breve termine □ (naut.) a short sea, mare corto; maretta □ ( tennis) short serve (o short service), servizio corto; battuta corta □ ( sport) short shot, tiro corto; palla corta; ( anche) tiro da vicino □ short sight, vista corta, miopia; (fig.) imprevidenza, miopia □ short-sighted, corto di vista, miope; (fig.) miope, imprevidente □ short-sightedness, vista corta, miopia; (fig.) imprevidenza, miopia □ short sharp shock, incarcerazione dei delinquenti minorili a scopo di dissuasione; punizione severa e senza preavviso; maniere forti □ short-spoken, di poche parole; laconico □ short-staffed, a corto di personale; sotto organico □ a short story, un racconto; una novella: a short short story, un racconto cortissimo □ ( a carte) short suit, sequela corta; meno di quattro carte dello stesso seme □ short supply, scarsità ( di merce e fig.): Good teachers are in short supply, c'è scarsità di bravi insegnanti □ (aeron.) short take-off and landing (abbr. STOL), decollo e atterraggio corto □ short temper, irascibilità: He has a short temper, è irascibile □ short-tempered, collerico; irascibile; stizzoso □ short-term, (econ., fin.) a breve scadenza, a breve (termine); (econ.) congiunturale: short-term action, interventi a breve ( sull'economia); short-term bank debt, indebitamento a breve verso le banche; short-term borrowing, indebitamento a breve; short-term economic policy, politica congiunturale; short-term financing, finanziamento a breve; short-term fluctuations of demand, fluttuazioni congiunturali della domanda; short-term paper, titolo di credito a breve termine □ short-term saving, risparmio a breve termine □ (fig.) short-termism, il progettare a breve, in vista di un vantaggio immediato; miopia (spec. in politica, economia e finanza) □ ( sport) a short throw, un lancio corto □ (ind.) short time, orario ridotto: to be on short time (o to work short time) lavorare a orario ridotto; The workers were put on short time, gli operai hanno avuto una riduzione di orario □ (ind.) short-time working, lavoro a orario ridotto □ a short time ago, poco tempo fa □ (spec. USA) short ton, tonnellata americana ( pari a 2000 libbre, cioè a 907 kg circa) □ short waist, vita (troppo) alta ( in un vestito) □ short-waisted, che ha la vita (troppo) alta □ short walk, passeggiata breve; (equit.) passo corto ( del cavallo) □ ( radio) a short-wave broadcast, una trasmissione sulle onde corte □ a short-wave radioset, un apparecchio radio a onde corte □ short-winded, dal fiato corto, bolso, sfiatato; (fig.) conciso, stringato □ short-windedness, fiato corto; bolsaggine; (fig.) concisione, stringatezza □ short-witted, di poco cervello; stupido; tonto □ at short notice, con breve preavviso; entro breve termine □ at short range, a breve distanza; a corto raggio □ to cut a long story short, per farla corta (o breve) □ to get short, abbreviarsi, accorciarsi: The days are getting shorter and shorter, le giornate si accorciano sempre più □ to give short weight, dare il peso scarso; rubare sul peso □ to make short work of st., consumare (o finire, distruggere) qc. rapidamente; liquidare (o sbrigare, divorare, fare fuori) qc. in quattro e quattr'otto; ( sport) liquidare, sbarazzarsi facilmente di ( un avversario) □ to make a long story short, per farla breve; per tagliar corto; volendo essere conciso □ to take short views, guardare solo al presente; non pensare al futuro; vivere alla giornata.

1 (fon.) vocale (o sillaba) breve; (una) breve

2 ( prosodia) segno di breve

3 (cinem., TV) short; cortometraggio; corto

4 (pubbl., TV) short pubblicitario; spot

5 (giorn.) trafiletto

6 (rag.) somma parziale

7 (pl.) (ind.) sfridi; ritagli

8 (pl.) (ind.) cruschello

9 (pl.) (tecn.) sopravaglio

10 (pl.) ( Borsa) titoli di stato a breve termine

11 ammanco ( di denaro)

12 ( Borsa) = short sale [seller] ► short (1), def. 9

13 (fam.) cortocircuito; corto (fam.)

14 (fam.) bicchierino di liquore

15 (pl., slang USA) – the shorts, l'essere a corto di soldi: Mine is a case of the shorts, sono proprio in bolletta

● for short, per brevità: They call him Sam for short, per brevità, lo chiamano Sam (abbr. di Samuel); il suo diminutivo è Sam □ in short, in breve; in poche parole □ the long and the short of it, tutto quel che c'è da dire.

1 bruscamente; di botto; di colpo; improvvisamente; tutt'a un tratto: The car stopped short, l'automobile si è arrestata bruscamente; to stop st. short, fermare bruscamente qc.; to stop sb. short, interrompere q. ( che parla)

2 bruscamente; rudemente; in modo sgarbato: He talks short with everybody, parla in modo brusco con tutti

3 ( Borsa) allo scoperto: to sell short, vendere ( titoli, ecc.) allo scoperto

4 ( sport, ecc.) corto: to play short, giocare corto

● short of, all'infuori di; tranne; ad esclusione di; eccetto: Short of going on strike, I don't see how we can get a pay rise, all'infuori di uno sciopero, non vedo come si possa ottenere un aumento salariale □ short of actually stealing, pur senz'arrivare al furto vero e proprio □ (fam.) to be caught short = to be taken short ► sotto □ to cut short, farla corta, tagliar corto; abbreviare ( la procedura, ecc.); interrompere ( uno che parla) □ to cut the matter (o it) short, (per) farla corta; (per) tagliar corto; alle corte □ to fall (o to come) short of, non raggiungere, restare indietro a; rimanere al di sotto di, essere inadeguato (o insufficiente); venir meno a, deludere: This poem falls short of perfection, questa poesia non raggiunge la perfezione; His action fell short of the occasion, la sua azione fu inadeguata al caso; The result has come short of our expectations, il risultato ha deluso le nostre speranze □ (fam.) to go short of st., restare a corto di qc. □ to let sb. go short, lasciare q. senza (qc.); far mancare (qc.) a q. □ nothing short of, a dir poco; addirittura; senz'altro: a victory nothing short of miraculous, una vittoria a dir poco miracolosa □ ( di un veicolo) to pull up short, fermarsi di botto; arrestarsi bruscamente □ to run short, venir meno; scarseggiare; esaurirsi: Our supplies ran short, le nostre provviste erano finite □ to run short of st., restare a corto di qc., rimanere senza qc.: We've run short of bread, siamo rimasti senza pane □ to sell a crop short, vendere un raccolto anzitempo; vendere il grano in erba □ a shot that falls short, un tiro corto ( di fucile, ecc.) □ to stop short of doing st., fermarsi prima di fare qc. □ to take sb. up short, interrompere bruscamente q. □ (fam.) to be taken (o caught) short, essere messo in difficoltà; sentire un improvviso bisogno corporale; dover scappare in bagno (fam.).

A v. t.

1 causare un cortocircuito in ( un impianto); mettere in cortocircuito; cortocircuitare

2 ( USA, = to shortchange) dare il resto sbagliato a (q.)

3 ( USA) far mancare qc. a (q.); lesinare a (q.): I shorted him on beer, his favorite drink, gli lesinai la birra, la sua bevanda preferita

B v. i.

(elettr.) andare in corto (circuito): Mind that the battery connections don't short, bada che i collegamenti della batteria non vadano in corto!

● ( USA) to short sb. at the scales, rubare a q. sul peso □ to short out, (elettr.) andare in corto; (fig. USA) andare su tutte le furie; esplodere (fig.); infuriarsi.

short ⇒ Length measurement

A n

1 ( drink) alcool m fort ;

2 Elec = short-circuit ;

3 Cin court métrage m ;

4 Fin ( deficit) manque m, déficit m ;

5 Fin ( on stock exchange) vente f à découvert.

B shorts npl short m ; ( underwear) caleçon m ; a pair of (tennis) shorts un short (de tennis).

C adj

1 ( not long-lasting) [time, stay, memory, period] court (before n) ; [course] de courte durée ; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; that was a short hour/month c'était une petite heure/un petit mois ; in four short years en quatre brèves années ; to work shorter hours travailler moins d'heures ; the days are getting shorter les jours diminuent or raccourcissent ; to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade or un petit tour ; the meeting was short and sweet la réunion a été brève ; let's keep it short (and sweet) soyons brefs! ; the short answer is that la réponse est tout simplement que ;

2 ( not of great length) [hair, dress, distance, stick] court (before n) ; [animal's coat, fur] court (before n) ; ( very short) ras ; the suit is too short in the sleeves les manches du costume sont trop courtes ; to have one's hair cut short se faire couper les cheveux court ; to win by a short head Turf l'emporter d'une courte tête ;

3 ( not tall) [person] petit ;

4 ( scarce) [water, food] difficile à trouver ; to be in short supply être difficile à trouver ; food/coal is getting short la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare ; time is getting short le temps presse ;

5 ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant ; we're short by three il nous en manque trois ; he gave me a short measure ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids ;

6 ( lacking) I am/he is short of sth il me/lui manque qch ; to be short on [person] manquer de [talent, tact] ; to go short of manquer de [clothes, money, food] ; my wages are £30 short il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire ; I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit ; to be running short of sth commencer à manquer de qch ;

7 ( in abbreviation) Tom is short for Thomas Tom est le diminutif de Thomas ; this is Nicholas, Nick for short! je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick ;

8 ( abrupt) [person, personality] ( jamais épith) brusque ; [laugh] bref/brève ; to be short with sb être brusque avec qn ;

9 Ling [vowel] bref/brève ;

10 Fin [bill] à courte échéance ; [loan, credit] à court terme ; [seller] à découvert ;

11 Culin [pastry] brisé.

D adv ( abruptly) [stop] net ; to stop short of doing se retenir pour ne pas faire ; ⇒ cut short (cut).

E in short adv phr bref.

F short of prep phr

1 ( just before) un peu avant ; the ball landed (just) short of the green la balle est tombée un peu avant le green ;

2 ( just less than) pas loin de ; a little short of £1,000 pas loin de 1 000 livres ; that's nothing short of blackmail! c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins! ;

3 ( except) à moins de ; short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir.

G vtr, vi Elec = short-circuit.

to bring ou pull sb up short couper qn dans son élan ; to have a short temper, to be short-tempered être coléreux or soupe au lait ○ ; to have sb by the short hairs ◑ US ou short and curlies ○ GB tenir qn à la gorge ; to sell oneself short se sous-estimer ; to make short work of sth/sb expédier qch/qn ; to be taken ou caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant ; the long and short of it is that they… en un mot (comme en cent), ils…

walk over ( a few steps) s'approcher (to de); ( a short walk) faire un saut (colloq) (to à); walk over [somebody] (colloq) ( humiliate) marcher sur les pieds de

1) laufen; (as opposed to running) gehen; (as opposed to driving) zu Fuß gehen

2) (exercise) gehen; marschieren (ugs.)

1) entlanggehen; ablaufen [Strecke, Weg]; durchwandern [Gebiet]

2) (cause to walk; lead) führen; ausführen [Hund]

3) (accompany) bringen

1) Spaziergang, der

2) (gait) Gang, der; (characteristic) normale Gangart

3) (Sport): (race) Wettbewerb im Gehen

4) (path, route) [Spazier]weg, der

5)

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- walk away

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out of

- walk out on

- walk over

- walk up

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[wɔ:k, AM wɑ:k]

I. n

1. (going on foot) Gehen nt; (as recreation) Spaziergang m

it's only a five minute \walk away es sind nur fünf Minuten [zu Fuß] von hier

to go for [or take] a \walk einen Spaziergang machen

to take sb out for a \walk mit jdm einen Spaziergang machen

2. (gait) Gang m

3. (walking speed) of horse Schritt m

to drop into [or slow to] a \walk in Schritttempo verfallen

she slowed the horses to a \walk sie ließ die Pferde im Schritt gehen

4. (promenade) Spazierweg m; (path in rural area) Wanderweg m

5. (spiritual journey) [spirituelle] Suche

▶ \walk of life soziale Schicht, Gesellschaftsschicht f

people from all \walks of life Leute aus allen Gesellschaftsschichten

II. vt

1. (go on foot)

▪ to \walk sth etw zu Fuß gehen

to \walk a distance eine Strecke zu Fuß zurücklegen

to \walk the plank ( hist: sailor's punishment) über eine Schiffsplanke ins Wasser getrieben werden

to \walk the streets (wander) durch die Straßen gehen; (be a prostitute) auf den Strich gehen sl

2. (accompany)

▪ to \walk sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin begleiten

to \walk sb off his/her feet ( fig) ein so zügiges Tempo vorlegen, dass jd kaum mithalten kann

he \walked me off my feet ich konnte kaum mit ihm mithalten

▪ to \walk sb through sth etw mit jdm durchgehen

to \walk sb home jdn nach Hause bringen

3. (take for a walk)

to \walk the dog den Hund ausführen, mit dem Hund Gassi gehen fam

4. BRIT ( fam: succeed easily)

▪ to \walk sth etw spielend meistern geh

III. vi

1. (go on foot)

▪ to \walk [somewhere] zu Fuß [irgendwohin] gehen

it takes half an hour to \walk to the office man braucht zu Fuß eine halbe Stunde ins Büro

can your toddler \walk yet? kann dein Kleiner schon laufen?

to \walk on one's hands auf den Händen laufen

to begin to \walk laufen lernen

2. (for exercise)

▪ to \walk [somewhere] [irgendwo] spazieren gehen

3. ( fig: take advantage of)

to \walk [all] over sb jdn ausnutzen [ o bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ ausnützen

4. ( fig: get caught in)

to \walk [right [or straight]] into sth [mitten] in etw akk geraten

to \walk into a trap in eine Falle gehen [o fam tappen

5. (easily get)

to \walk [right [or straight]] into a job [leicht] eine Stelle bekommen

6. THEAT

▪ to \walk through sth etw [ein]üben

7. ( fig fam: go missing) Beine bekommen [o kriegen] fam

▶ to \walk on air selig sein, sich akk wie im siebten Himmel fühlen, auf Wolken schweben

▶ to \walk the beat seine Runde gehen [o machen]

▶ to \walk on eggs [or eggshells] einen Eiertanz aufführen

▶ to \walk before one can run laufen lernen, bevor man springt

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1. n

1) (= stroll) Spaziergang m; (= hike) Wanderung f; (SPORT) Gehen nt; (= competition) Geher-Wettkampf m; (= charity walk) Marsch m (für Wohltätigkeitszwecke)

2) (= gait) Gang m; (of horse) Gangart f

3) (= path) (in garden etc) (Park)weg m; (in hills etc) Weg m

4) (= route) Weg m; (signposted etc) Wander-/Spazierweg m

5)

6) (US BASEBALL) Walk m, Freibase nt

2. vt

1) (= lead) person, horse (spazieren) führen; dog ausführen; (= ride at a walk) im Schritt gehen lassen

2) distance laufen, gehen

3)

4) (US BASEBALL) einen Walk or ein Freibase geben (+dat)

3. vi

1) gehen, laufen

2) (= not ride) zu Fuß gehen, laufen (inf); (= stroll) spazieren gehen; (= hike) wandern

3) (ghost) umgehen, spuken

4) (inf: disappear) Beine bekommen (inf)

5) (US inf) (= quit one's job) kündigen; (= go on strike) in den Ausstand treten

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walk [wɔːk]

A s

1. Gehen n:

go at a walk im Schritt gehen

2. Gang(art) m(f), Schritt m

3. Spaziergang m:

go for ( oder take, have) a walk einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen;

take sb for a walk jemanden spazieren führen, mit jemandem spazieren gehen

4. (Spazier)Weg m:

a) Promenade f

b) Strecke f:

the station is just a 10-minute walk from here bis zum Bahnhof sind es nur 10 Gehminuten;

quite a walk ein gutes Stück zu gehen

5. Wanderung f

6. Route f (eines Hausierers etc), Runde f (eines Polizisten etc)

7. Allee f

8. Wandelgang m

9. a) (Geflügel)Auslauf m

b) → sheepwalk

10. fig Arbeitsgebiet n, (Betätigungs)Feld n:

11. meist walk of life

a) (soziale) Schicht oder Stellung, Lebensbereich m,

b) Beruf m

B v/i

1. a) gehen (auch Leichtathletik), zu Fuß gehen, laufen:

“Walk” „Gehen“;

“Don’t Walk” „Warten“

b) (Basketball) einen Schrittfehler machen

2. im Schritt gehen (auch Pferd)

3. wandern

4. spazieren gehen: → air¹ A 1

5. umgehen, spuken (Geist):

walk in one’s sleep nacht-, schlafwandeln

C v/t

1. eine Strecke (zu Fuß) zurücklegen oder gehen

2. einen Bezirk etc durchwandern, einen Raum durchschreiten, gehen durch oder über (akk)

3. auf und ab gehen in oder auf (dat): → chalk line, plank A 1, street A 1

4. abschreiten, entlanggehen

5. ein Pferd führen, im Schritt gehen lassen

6. jemanden führen: → walk off B 1

7. spazieren führen

8. jemanden begleiten:

9. Br um die Wette gehen mit:

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1) laufen; (as opposed to running) gehen; (as opposed to driving) zu Fuß gehen

2) (exercise) gehen; marschieren (ugs.)

1) entlanggehen; ablaufen [Strecke, Weg]; durchwandern [Gebiet]

2) (cause to walk; lead) führen; ausführen [Hund]

3) (accompany) bringen

1) Spaziergang, der

2) (gait) Gang, der; (characteristic) normale Gangart

3) (Sport): (race) Wettbewerb im Gehen

4) (path, route) [Spazier]weg, der

5)

- walk about

- walk away

- walk in

- walk into

- walk off

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out of

- walk out on

- walk over

- walk up

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gehen v.

laufen v.

spuken durch ausdr.

wandeln (gehen) v. n.

Gang ¨-e m.

Marsch -¨e m.

Spaziergang m.

walk¹ n paseo / vuelta / caminata

walk² vb andar / ir a pie / caminar

tr[wɔːk]

noun

1 (gen) paseo; (distance) camino; (long) caminata, excursión nombre femenino; (sport) marcha

■ I'm going for a walk me voy a pasear, voy a dar un paseo

■ he took the dog for a walk sacó el perro a pasear

■ it's about twenty minutes' walk está a unos veinte de minutos caminando

2 (path, route) paseo, ruta; (long) excursión nombre femenino

■ a book on country walks un libro sobre rutas a pie por el campo

■ there are some lovely walks in this area hay bastantes excursiones bonitas por esta zona

3 (gait) modo de andar, andares nombre masculino plural

■ I recognized you by your walk te he reconocido por tu modo de andar

intransitive verb

1 andar, caminar, pasear

■ I'll walk there iré andando, iré a pie

■ is the baby walking yet? ¿ya anda el bebé?

■ she walked home se fue andando a casa

■ we've walked about five miles hemos caminado unas cinco millas

■ I love walking round the old part of the city me encanta pasear por el barrio antiguo de la ciudad

■ he just walked off se echó a andar y se fue

transitive verb

1 (cover on foot) ir a pie, ir andando, andar

■ is it far? can I walk it? ¿está lejos? ¿se puede ir andando?

■ he spends all day walking the streets pasa todo el día caminando por la calle

2 (person) acompañar; (animal) pasear

■ he offered to walk me home se ofreció para acompañarme a casa

\

to go for a walk dar un paseo

to run before one can walk precipitarse

to walk all over somebody tratar muy mal a alguien

to walk it (win easily) ganar fácilmente

to walk somebody off their feet agotar a alguien a fuerza de caminar

to walk tall ir con la cabeza bien alta

walk of life condición nombre femenino social

walk ['wɔk] vi

1) : caminar, andar, pasear

you're walking too fast: estás caminando demasiado rápido

to walk around the city: pasearse por la ciudad

2) : ir andando, ir a pie

we had to walk home: tuvimos que ir a casa a pie

3) : darle base por bolas (a un bateador)

walk vt

1) : recorrer, caminar

she walked two miles: caminó dos millas

2) accompany: acompañar

3) : sacar a pasear (a un perro)

walk n

1) : paseo m, caminata f

to go for a walk: ir a caminar, dar un paseo

2) path: camino m

3) gait: andar m

4) : marcha f (en beisbol)

walk of life : esfera f, condición f

• andar v.

• caminar v.

• ir v.

• llevar al paso v.

• llevar caminando v.

• pasear v.

• recorrer v.

• alameda s.f.

• andar s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paso s.m.

1) ( go by foot) caminar, andar* (esp Esp); ( in a leisurely way) pasear

2) (not use bus, car, etc) ir* a pie, ir* caminando or (esp Esp) andando

3) ( Sport) ( in baseball) dar* una base por bolas, pasar por bolas

1) ( go along) \<\<hills/path\>\> recorrer, caminar por

2)

a) ( take for walk) \<\<dog\>\> pasear, sacar* a pasear

b) ( accompany) acompañar

•

- walk away

- walk away with

- walk into

- walk off

- walk off with

- walk on

- walk out

- walk out on

- walk over

1)

a) ( leisurely) paseo m; ( long) caminata f

b) ( Sport) marcha f

2)